Advances in Renewable Energy TechnologiesS. H. Pawar, L. A. Ekal Advances in Renewable Energy Technologies covers the basic ideas, present technologies and future potentials of renewable energy sources for the 21st century. The topics covered are: Solar thermal and concentrating collectors Solar pond and solar drying systems Photovoltaic Systems Wind power Biomass energy Fuel Cells Exotic materials for high-tech energy resources Energy management and auditing |
Contents
Preface | 1 |
Fuel Cells for Power Generation | 24 |
Renewable Energy from Biomass | 35 |
Role of Biomass Energy in Rural Electrification | 43 |
Experimental Study on Buried Earth Tube Heat Exchanger | 57 |
Analysis of RockBedThermic Oil Solar Energy Storage System | 64 |
Thermal Testing and Analysis of the Conventional and the Plastic | 71 |
Solar Air Heaters with Artificial Roughened Absorber Plates | 77 |
Solar Photovoltaic Based Electrification of Remote Rural Areas | 157 |
Preparation and Characterization of Transparent Conductive ImpurityDoped | 167 |
Spinel LiMn204 Cathode Material Prepared by a Citric Acid Assisted SolGel | 174 |
Studies on Fuel Cells with Different Catalysts Fuel Cell | 180 |
A Promising Renewable Energy Resource | 186 |
Progress in Biomass Gasification Technology | 194 |
GasifiersMenace or Boon | 200 |
Vegetable Oils for Direct Injection Diesel Engine Operation | 213 |
Contents | 81 |
Performance Evaluation of Horizontal Axis Wind Turbene HAWT | 85 |
Performance Test on Scheffler Solar Cooker | 96 |
Effect of Turbidity on the Thermal Performance of Salt Gradient Solar Pond | 125 |
Energy Audit and Conservation in a Dairy Industry | 131 |
The Potential Candidate for Heat Transfer with Conservation of Energy | 145 |
A Small Hydro Power Potential at Downstream of Low Head | 226 |
Role of Catalyst for Improvement of Biogas Quality | 234 |
Junction Fabrication between nCdS and P Polyaniline Thin Film | 243 |
Compositional Analysis of Znj FexS Pellets By XRF EPMA | 254 |
Biogas Plants for Fuel Cell Applications | 269 |
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